Coronavirus Keep Disinfecting Daily - Top 23 Germy Spots Around Your Home

Coronavirus Keep Disinfecting Daily - Top 23 Germy Spots Around Your Home

Here’s some good news from the Food and Drug Administration, the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Albert Einstein School of Medicine: Regulators have given doctors the go-ahead to test a treatment for Covid-19 patients that’s been used successfully in patients fighting other viral diseases, like polio, Ebola and SARS.

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How to Find a Good Realtor to be Your Buyer’s Agent? - Ellen J. Martin, Nationally Syndicated Columnist, Writes that DC Real Estate Broker, Stephen Carpenter-Israel, is a Committed Consumer Advocate

How to Find a Good Realtor to be Your Buyer’s Agent? - Ellen J. Martin, Nationally Syndicated Columnist, Writes that DC Real Estate Broker, Stephen Carpenter-Israel, is a Committed Consumer Advocate

This Spring, Stephen Carpenter-Israel, President and Broker of Buyer’s Edge, had the opportunity to help Ellen J. Martin’s son and his spouse buy their first home together. Steve has known Ellen as a nationally syndicated columnist who exposes the problematic financial and lifestyle concerns facing anyone buying, selling or financing a home, for over twenty years. Ellen has interviewed Steve many times over the years to obtain his opinion for stories on various real estate issues. Her articles and columns have appeared in Money, Self, Success, Fortune, Venture, Baltimore Sun, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune and Philadelphia Inquirer.

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In Loving Memory of John F. Sullivan - Dear Friend, Vice President and Exclusive Buyer’s Broker with Buyer's Edge

In Loving Memory of John F. Sullivan - Dear Friend, Vice President and Exclusive Buyer’s Broker with Buyer's Edge

It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of our dear friend and colleague John F. Sullivan who passed away on September 16, 2018. I was deeply honored when Sally, John’s wife of 49 years, asked me to share some memories of John at his Memorial Service today in Baltimore, Maryland. I had the great privilege of working with John for over 20 years. With our long working history together, it was difficult to select just a few memories to share with John’s friends and family. John’s death has been a inexpressible loss to the Buyer’s Edge family both in our hearts and in our professional lives.

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Is The Traditional Real Estate Model Under Pressure?

Is The Traditional Real Estate Model Under Pressure?

Asked to comment on changes affecting the traditional real estate model, Stephen Carpenter-Israel, President and Broker of Buyer's Edge, said that the increased use of house hunting websites, as well as a recent California Supreme Court ruling on the practice known as "dual agency", are shaking the industry to its core.

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Home Buyers Beware! Is Your Buyer's Agent a Dinosaur? Top 10 Signs!

Home Buyers Beware! Is Your Buyer's Agent a Dinosaur? Top 10 Signs!

Home Buyers Beware! Is Your Buyer's Agent a Dinosaur? Top 10 Signs! Buyer's Edge is an exclusive buyer brokerage company in the Washington DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia that represents home buyers 100% of the time. Your dream home found!

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The Trump Effect -Washington, DC Luxury Homes Prices Skyrocket

The Trump Effect -Washington, DC Luxury Homes Prices Skyrocket

THE TRUMP EFFECT! - Prices of Luxury Homes for sale in Washington, DC  SKYROCKET. List prices are up 31% in some of Washington's Finest neighborhoods. Choose to hire an Exclusive Buyer's Agent VA, DC, MD. BUYER'S EDGE.

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Stephen Carpenter-Israel | Best DC Realtors: Washingtonian’s Top Real Estate Agents

Stephen Carpenter-Israel | Best DC Realtors: Washingtonian’s Top Real Estate Agents

Congratulations! Top-Rated Realtor, Stephen Carpenter-Israel with Buyer's Edge, makes Washingtonian Magazine's definitive list of top Washington's real estate agents as rated by the Washington, DC community. Want to see who else made the cut?

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What's Important to Buyer's Edge Buyer Brokerage Clients When Selecting an Agent?

What's Important to Buyer's Edge Buyer Brokerage Clients When Selecting an Agent?

In an effort to continue to provide leading Exclusive Buyer Brokerage Services, Buyer's Edge conducted a survey of our clients. Though our objective was to find out what we were doing right and how we could better serve our clients, it also provided our team with insight into what qualities matter most to homebuyers when picking an agent.

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Happy Earth Day! - 23 Incredible Sunrise|Sunset Photos to Remind You Just How Lucky We Are to Live On This Planet

Happy Earth Day! - 23 Incredible Sunrise|Sunset Photos to Remind You Just How Lucky We Are to Live On This Planet

Happy Earth Day. We live on a beautiful planet. Sometimes it's nice to be reminded of that during the home and condo buying process in the Washington, DC metro area. With the hot, Spring real estate market in full swing, homebuyers find themselves running all over town looking at new real estate listings in DC, MD, VA with their exclusive buyer's agent. They frantically wonder, "Will we ever find our dream home? Will we ever win a multiple bidding war at our price point? Will we live in Arlington, VA, Bethesda, MD or Logan Circle, DC?  Will I still want to live with my partner after this process?"

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Can't Imagine What Your Buyer's Agent Did in Their Past Life. Ask this One Question!

Can't Imagine What Your Buyer's Agent Did in Their Past Life. Ask this One Question!

Number one question to ask your buyers agent. What career did you have in your past life? What sets you apart from other buyer’s agent in Maryland, Washington, DC and Virginia? Steve Israel, Broker and President of Buyer's Edge, shares his past careers.

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Stranger Danger – Why Buying a Home at an Open House is Crazy Bird

Stranger Danger – Why Buying a Home at an Open House is Crazy Bird

Why Buying a Home at an Open House is Crazy Bird in the Washington, DC metro area and Baltimore, MD region. Exclusive Buyer's Agent Specialists top 5 Questions. Buyer's Edge Real Estate MD, DC, VA.

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